Wear-hook buckle attachment



Dec. 17, 1929. w, SINKUER 1,739,618

WEAR HOOK BUCKLE ATTACHMENT Filed Oct. 22, 1928 M MN r aw WiZLa/rdA.5 h7(Zie 3 Patented Dec. 17, 1929 en em wx tenn; sm I B; or; KA S;

. "we-sens s Bre ee -Ewen Application filed otober22, 1828. Serial 314:;076;

This invention relates to harness andmearns for, Ina-king a. set; thereof, without:v sewing.

. advantagespresented; aswe'll; Sewed 'hars' ness; was. not only non-adj .ustablew but was easily ripped by ac'cidentyor temporarily n11. usualstrain; Inadditionthe leather tometal connections caused undue wear on the-leather. with consequent short life ithereof-..

The. present invention overcomes :these diir ficulties. Metal; to. metal; connections are used and the straps are. not selwed; Longer. life, ready adj ustability iandgeasy'substitus tion andrepair ofparts are thnsprovided;

Although the objects and; advantages: of the invention will be; apparent as:;tlie.-d-is.-. closure proceeds, among-them are the; follows ing: the provision of metal-toi. Inetalacon; nections ensuring longer'life-to the harness, the provision ofaaharnesslrequiringxno sewing the; provision of i a, ha'rnessareaidilyp ad;- justable and adaptable; to circumstances of use; and the provision of a connection utilizable at many points but with the same underlying principle involved.

By way of example, the preferred embodiment of my invention, as well as illustrative secondary connections, are shown in the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a View of one face of a connection in which is a connecting element and a strap of the harness.

Figure 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view of the opposite side of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a view corresponding to Figure 3 without the connecting element and strap;

Figure 5 is a cross section on the line 55 of Figure 4;

. Figure o-is aview corresponding to Fig- Lire-,1 without"v the connecting element and strap.-;:.

Figure .-7= is across section of-a device used in another location .and

Eigure Stisa cross section, of a device used in still another. location.

Referring to the drawings, whereinsimilarnumeralsrefer to similar parts throughout' the several; views, a" device is clearly shown alone, and. used in v-ariouslocations in a harneSs I-tLis cast as a unit out: of any suitable; material, generally metal, however, and comprises a-centraljbody portion lthicln est; near; its; center and gradually tapering offat top; and .bottom aszshown. The upper end; term-inates.;.in.an integral hook 2' and the-lower endlrounds: off: to a much-thinner portion3. Bisingfrom the sides of the easting-wareloopmemhers 4,5, 6, and 7 If theaface; ofzthedevice be considered the surfaceon the same side With :the open hook, the loops-.4; and 5Zwill: be seeinto he: on. that side.;. The loopsG and? are-on the reverse sideg.. It; will be-observedthatloops-4- and 5 are: nearer. together; tjllfllll loops 6 and 7 andra lso; that thef latteriloopsextend higher up'andj lower down on.- thebody than the former Tl'iebody lfisalse provided with a trans. verse hole Sin which.canbegplacedthe:headed pin 19 assliownwfor a; purpose hereinafter. ex.- plained, Therpinis longer-than the: hole so that its free. end. projects therebeyond;

The; numeral; 10. designates. a? connecting. element-which is. soproportioned as tosper- Irritn ittokbe snapped in; under the :free 5 edge of. the hook Q-and :to' be retained against :e'a sy displacement; The: strapf of the harness is designated by 11. andv it should be: :noted; in: passing mhatv.theadev-ice canbe-;1nade ofany size to: reee-ive anywidth orithickness ofstrapl Due to :the construction of? the device; s ur faces; arezprovided (see Figure 5.)i=which act; as-guiides: for the straps, the loops retainingin position the thusgnioed strapsa. Alslot hole 1.6- is-JtIiLIs formed by loops. 5 an d 7. A hole 17 is provided in the strap a-sf-wi'll'.he-' und erstood to receive. the projecting- 'endof thepinfigu It is thought that the assembly and 0 eration will be clear from the nature and unction of the parts but brief recapitulation will be made at this point. The connecting element 10 is first snapped in under the hook 2. The pin 9 is then placed in the hole 8, there being a portion of the pin projecting beyond the body member because the pin is longer than the thickness of said body. A harness strap end isthen passed up under loops 7 and 6 in the order named, over the hook with the connecting element therein and then down under loops 4 and 5 in the order named. The hole in the end of the strap is'so placed that the projecting end of the pinenters therein or may be guided therein byslight pressure or manipulation. Thus a connec-' tion is simply and easily made. Thejconnecting element and the hook form a metal to metal connection which takes direct stress off the harness thus adding to the life thereof.

The device of my invention "can be used in various locations in harness and the preferred form above explained in detail may be used in the reins, for example, Where a connection to the bit is required.

Other locations can equally well utilize the invention and many connections in the harness are improved in the above manner. -The connection at the neck yoke strap is well adapted and in that case no sewing is required and a metal to metalconnection is similarly made. Again at the breeching hold back, the invention finds utility. The invention is also useful as a trace carrier'connection and for the breeching carrier strap.

It will further be observedthat the invention may be used either with or without the pin 9. By discarding the pin the device can be used anywhere as a wear hook and by using the pin it forms a buckle attachment with a metal to metal wear hook all in one.

Illustrative of further uses than the preferred one of Figures 1 to 6, inclusive,the

; forms of Figures 7 and 8 may be considered.

. In Figure 7, the same unitary casting is shown with its hook and loops. Snap hook 10' is shown therewith. Although no hole'is shown through the body member, it is understood that all devices are so provided but that the pin need not be used for purely a wear attachment .as slipping of the strap may be a permitted. The strap 12 passes under loop 7, 6, over hook 2, in which is hook 10, and under loops 4 and 5 as clearly shown.

Figure 8 shows another use similar to Figure 7 yet in which is shown the hole 8 and pin 9, the pin passing into a hole 17 in the strap 13. In this case another strap 14 is interposed between the strap' l3 and the body member of the attachment, said strap having also a hole through which pin 9 passes to anchor the same. I

All the above is intended to be more illustrative than limitative so that I do not limit myself thereto, it being understood that the attachment serves for all wear connections, foranchoring strap ends, shortening or lengthening straps and the like, except as contained in the subjoined claims. I

Having thus described myinvention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. .In adevice of the character described, a casting comprising a solid central ellipsoidal body portion tapering into an integral hook and a plurality of loop members on each side thereof, the. loop members on one side being further apart than the loop members on the other side.

2. In a device casting comprising asolid central ellipsoidal body portion tapering into an integral hook and-a plurality of loopmembers on ea-chside thereof, the loop members on one sidebeing further apart than the loop members on the other side, said last named loop'members being within the limits of the loops on the other side. 1

3. In a'device of the character described, a

solid ellipsoidal casting comprising a central of the character described, a

body portion and a plurality of loop members on each side thereof, the loop members on one side being further apartthan the loop members on the other side, saidcentral body portion being thickest near its mid-portion and 

